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Calculus II - Hydrostatic Pressure

The document discusses hydrostatic pressure and force. It provides two formulas: (1) the hydrostatic pressure d meters below the surface is equal to ρgd, where ρ is the density of the fluid, g is gravitational acceleration, and d is depth in meters; and (2) the hydrostatic force on an area A with constant pressure P is equal to PA. It notes that the second formula cannot be directly applied to a vertical plate since pressure varies with depth. The document then presents an example problem to calculate the hydrostatic force on a submerged triangular plate.

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Calculus II - Hydrostatic Pressure

The document discusses hydrostatic pressure and force. It provides two formulas: (1) the hydrostatic pressure d meters below the surface is equal to ρgd, where ρ is the density of the fluid, g is gravitational acceleration, and d is depth in meters; and (2) the hydrostatic force on an area A with constant pressure P is equal to PA. It notes that the second formula cannot be directly applied to a vertical plate since pressure varies with depth. The document then presents an example problem to calculate the hydrostatic force on a submerged triangular plate.

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5/25/2017 CalculusIIHydrostaticPressure

HydrostaticPressureandForce
Inthissectionwearegoingtosubmergeaverticalplateinwaterandwewanttoknowtheforcethatis
exertedontheplateduetothepressureofthewater.Thisforceisoftencalledthehydrostaticforce.

Therearetwobasicformulasthatwellbeusinghere.First,ifwearedmetersbelowthesurfacethenthe
hydrostaticpressureisgivenby,


where,isthedensityofthefluidandgisthegravitationalacceleration.Wearegoingtoassumethatthe
fluidinquestioniswaterandsincewearegoingtobeusingthemetricsystemthesequantitiesbecome,


Thesecondformulathatweneedisthefollowing.AssumethataconstantpressurePisactingonasurface
withareaA.Thenthehydrostaticforcethatactsontheareais,



Notethatwewontbeabletofindthehydrostaticforceonaverticalplateusingthisformulasincethe
pressurewillvarywithdepthandhencewillnotbeconstantasrequiredbythisformula.Wewillhowever
needthisforourwork.

Thebestwaytoseehowtheseproblemsworkistodoanexampleortwo.

Example1Determinethehydrostaticforceonthefollowingtriangular
platethatissubmergedinwaterasshown.

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